Monthly Archives: November 2012

Why does a central London colocation data centre need backup generators to its backup generators? The data centre and colocation industries are mission-critical. The consequences of a failure of electrical power to the electronic equipment a colocation data centre supports are severe. Generator systems are often specified and installed at N+1 or 2N, meaning there is at least one backup generator available in case a backup generator fails to work. So why doesn’t everyone else in mission-critical environments do that? …

Businesses know their critical equipment and data is secure City Lifeline, the central London colocation data centre, has today been awarded ISO27001 Information Security Management Certification. This accreditation confirms that City Lifeline’s security systems and processes meet the highest recognized international standards for physical security and for information security. Security, both of equipment operation and data integrity, is critical for all companies and organisations. When asked, organisations using data centre and colocation services consistently rate security as their number one …